Where does “passerotto” come from?

passerotto (Italian) comes from Italian passero, from Latin passer, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

passerotto (Italian): A young sparrow

Definitions

  1. A young sparrow

Ancestry of “passerotto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpasserosparrow
2Latinpassersparrow; turbot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Latin passer →Every word from Italian passero →